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St James' Church is a ruined church in Dover, England. It was built in the 11th century and restored in the 19th century. Badly damaged in the Second World War, it is now preserved as a Grade II listed ancient monument. ==History== It was originally a Norman building: the Norman arch, with typical chevron patterns, can still be seen.〔 The church was mentioned in the Domesday Monachorum, compiled in the time of Lanfranc who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1070 to 1089. This book, a text related to the Domesday Book, mentions it as one of the churches in Dover.〔(St James' Church ) dover.freeuk.com, accessed 27 March 2014〕〔(St James's Church ) Dover, Lock and Key of the Kingdom, accessed 27 March 2014〕〔(Domesday Monachorum ) Domesday Explorer, accessed 6 April 2014〕 It was a meeting place of the official courts of the Barons of the Cinque Ports; they met in an addition to the south side of the nave, built in the 14th century. The last such meeting held here took place in 1851, presided over by the Duke of Wellington who was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.〔〔〔 A new church was built from 1860–1862 to replace this church, which had become too small for the congregation. The new building was a short distance to the north, where more space was available, on Maison Dieu Road. The old church was closed in 1862; however, it was restored in 1869, and an organ was installed.〔〔〔(Dover, St James the Apostle, New Church ) Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent, accessed 6 April 2014〕〔(Dover, St James the Apostle, Old Church ) Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent, accessed 6 April 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St James' Church, Dover」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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